Hi, > I think you are voting strongly for the current casting rules, because > they make it less obvious to the user that scalars are different from > arrays.
Maybe this is the source of my confusion... why should scalars be different from arrays? They should follow the same rules, as closely as possible. If a scalar value would fit in an int16, why not add it using the rules for an int16 array? > Returning to the question of 1.5 behavior vs the error - I think you > are saying you prefer the 1.5 silent-but-deadly approach to the error, > but I think I still haven't grasped why. Maybe someone else can > explain it? The holiday has not been good to my brain. In a strict choice between 1.5-behavior and errors, I'm not sure which one I would pick. I don't think either is particularly useful. Of course, other members of the community would likely have a different view, especially those who got used to the 1.5 behavior. Andrew _______________________________________________ NumPy-Discussion mailing list NumPy-Discussion@scipy.org http://mail.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
